Cadiz 0-1 Barcelona: Player ratings as Felix overhead kick earns win for Barca

A heavily-rotated Barcelona earned a 1-0 win at La Liga strugglers Cadiz on Saturday night.

Joao Felix's showstopping overhead kick towards the end of the first half proved to be the difference between the two sides.

Barca have closed the gap on La Liga leaders Real Madrid back to eight points ahead of their meeting in El Clasico next weekend, while Cadiz remain three points adrift from safety in 18th.

Barcelona carved out the game's first half-chance when a deep cross from Ferran Torres met Felix ghosting in at the far post, but he sliced his volley off his shin and the ball sailed harmlessly behind for a Cadiz goal kick.

The hosts went close to a surprise lead when Javier Hernandez ghosted forward from left-back and fired at the near post, with his powerful shot pushed to safety by Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

A cross from Hector Fort looked to be sailing right into the top corner, but goalkeeper Jeremias Ledesma came up with a quick reaction save to tip the ball over the crossbar.

Just before half-time, Barcelona went in front in spectacular fashion. Marcos Alonso's corner was flicked on by Cadiz's Alex Fernandez and into the path of Felix, who produced a stunning overhead kick to put Barca ahead.

Fermin Lopez thought he had doubled the lead soon after. He looked to have a simple tap-in at the end of a clever move which saw him teed up by a Sergi Roberto header, but his shot was cleared off the line by Victor Chust.

On the other side of the break, Cadiz were denied an equaliser by an offside flag. Juanmi was on hand to slot home a low through ball from Maxi Gomez, but he was several yards ahead of the last Barcelona defender and the goal was quickly chalked off.

Minutes later, Chust headed narrowly wide from a deep cross as Cadiz